Volume 1 Number 4 of UK Monthly Film Review is now available in PDF format. The bulletin includes all movies that went into general theatrical release for the first time in the UK during the period 1 to 28 April 2023 or debuted on a streaming platform having been released theatrically in other territories. Link…
Month: April 2023
Film Review – THE COLLECTOR (1965)
THE COLLECTOR (1965, UK/USA, 119m, 15) **** Drama, Thriller dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Collector Company / Columbia Pictures; d. William Wyler; w. John Kohn, Stanley Mann (based on the novel by John Fowles); pr. Jud Kinberg, John Kohn; ph. Robert Krasker, Robert Surtees (Technicolor | 1.85:1); m. Maurice Jarre; ed. David Hawkins, Robert Swink;…
Film Review – THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH (1957)
THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH (1957, UK, 80m, U) ***½ Comedy dist. British Lion Film Corporation (UK), Times Film Corporation (USA); pr co. British Lion Films; d. Basil Dearden; w. William Rose, John Eldridge (based on a story by William Rose); pr. Michael Relph; ph. Douglas Slocombe (B&W | 1.66:1); m. William Alwyn; ed. Oswald…
Film Review – 10 RILLINGTON PLACE (1971)
10 RILLINGTON PLACE (1971, UK, 111m, 15) **** Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Columbia Pictures / Filmways / Genesis Productions Ltd.; d. Richard Fleischer; w. Clive Exton (based on the book by Ludovic Kennedy); pr. Leslie Linder, Martin Ransohoff; ph. Denys N. Coop (Eastmancolor | 1.66:1); m. John Dankworth; ed. Ernest…
Film Review – SUPERDOME (1978) (TV)
SUPERDOME (1978, USA, 97m, PG) (TV) ** Crime, Drama, Thriller dist. American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (USA); pr co. ABC Circle Films; d. Jerry Jameson; w. Barry Oringer (based on a story by Barry Oringer & Bill Svanoe); pr. William Frye; ph. Matthew F. Leonetti (Colour | 1.37:1); m. John Cacavas; ed. J. Terry Williams. cast:…
Film Review – HIGH ICE (1980)
HIGH ICE (1980, USA, 98m, PG) *** Adventure, Drama dist. National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (USA), Ambassador (UK); pr co. ESJ Productions; d. Eugene S. Jones; w. Sy Gomberg, Jack Turley (based on a story by Natalie R. Jones and Eugene S. Jones); pr. Eugene S. Jones, Natalie R. Jones; ph. Robert E. Collins (Colour |…
Film Review – AFFAIR IN TRINIDAD (1952)
AFFAIR IN TRINIDAD (1952, USA, 98m, PG) *** Crime, Drama, Mystery dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. The Beckworth Corporation; d. Vincent Sherman; w. Oscar Saul, James Gunn (based on a story by Virginia Van Upp & Berne Giler); pr. Vincent Sherman; ph. Joseph Walker (B&W | 1.37:1); m. George Duning (uncredited); ed. Viola Lawrence; ad….
UK Monthly Review March 2023 (Vol 1 No. 3) issue now available
Volume 1 Number 3 of UK Monthly Film Review is now available in PDF format. The bulletin includes all movies that went into general theatrical release for the first time in the UK during the period 25 February to 31 March 2023 or debuted on a streaming platform having been released theatrically in other territories….
Book Review – KISS (1992) by Ed McBain
KISS (1992) *** by Ed McBain This paperback edition published by Mandarin, 1993, 306pp First published in 1992 © Hui Corporation, 1992 ISBN: 978-0-7493-1230-5 Blurb: When a beautiful blonde tells Detective Steve Carella that her husband’s former chauffeur has made two attempts on her life, Carella immediately begins tracking her assailant — only to find…